Cops: Motorist hits utility pole; no injuries reported

Rutland Herald

December 03,2016

PITTSFIELD — Police say nobody was injured in a one-car crash in Pittsfield Friday afternoon.

Vermont State Police troopers from the Rutland barracks responded to the crash at the intersection of Route 100 and  South Hill Road around 4:45 p.m. Police said Susan April, 67, of Waterbury, was traveling north on Route 100 with her husband William April, 67, when she fell asleep while driving. Their 2012 Ford Focus traveled off the east side of the road and struck a utility pole.  The crash severed power lines and caused them to lay across the road.
 
Both were taken by ambulance to Gifford Medical Center for evaluation and it was later determined neither were injured.
 
Troopers were assisted on scene by the Pittsfield Volunteer Fired Department, Killington Volunteer Fire Department, White River Valley Ambulance Service and Green Mountain Power.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Vermont State Police at 802-773-9101.